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Operation Zero ZeroExplanation Showing 181 to 200 of 1009 First Page•Previous Page 6 •7 •8 •9 •10 •11 •12 •13 •14 Next Page•Last Pageconstant. In 1989 I remember I was alone with my mum in the house, my father, sisters and brothers having gone to the Orange Free State and I had an operation problem which caused me to vomit the whole night. The following morning my mum hired a car to take me to hospital where I was reoperated ... The incidents in question occurred during the period 1984 - 1986 at Johannesburg. The target of the operation was a former journalist who subsequently held a senior position within the South African Council of Churches. Applicant furnished the following particulars in regard to the ... ... He and Joe Mamasela, a former member of MK who was turned an askari, worked very closely with Hechter and were involved in many illegal operations. The three (3) of them worked together as a team. What would happen was, Hechter would receive an order from Cronje and he would ... about my unit's activities. I confirm what he has said in his evidence in chief where he relates to me. I wish to point out that since this was my operation I made a final decision about the operation. Since I was commanding the operation, Mr Sipho Mthembu was to act on my orders. I, in line ... Both applicants acted during the operation under the borders of Cronje. They didn't partake in the operation except in so far as they accompanied Cronje and identified the spots where the operation would be carried out. They however associated themselves therewith. During August 1988 explosives were put in the basement of Khotso House and the building was badly damaged in the ensuing explosion. A night watchman was injured but fortunately nobody was killed. All the applicants played a part, as envisaged above, in the carrying out of the operation. MS KHAMPEPE: You will remember, Mr Lourens, that the reason advanced by Mr Maxam for participating in this operation to steal firearms was to make sure that the operation succeeded and that the other people did not bungle, because he was the leader and he had no confidence in whether they would be ... ... the answer goes this way: The question is, in the most ambiguous manner possible, Mr Richardson concedes that at some or other level he had a co-operation arrangement with Mr Pretorius. He denies that it was the full extent of an informer. That leads us to ask the question, is it not ... MR BRINK: And apart from the torture of these men you were merely a passive participant, so to speak, in the further conduct of the operation? ... the fence. The suspects were held at Piet Retief where they were detained in terms of Section 29 of the Internal Security Act. Through their co-operation large caches of arms were retrieved from Dead Letter Boxes. Acts of insurrection which had already been planned by MK were prevented. ... MR BOTHA: Here I specifically refer to operation butterfly which is the code name of an ANC operation ... for amnesty in this hearing in respect of these convictions and in addition, in respect of his participation and activities in connection with an operation to bomb the Yeoville Police Station. Part of such activities constituted the subject matter of count seven at the above said proceedings. ... EXAMINATION BY MR VISSER: Mr Steenberg, you are an applicant for amnesty for an operation that was executed across the Swaziland border which we know happened on the 8th of December 1981, is that correct? There is something I would like to say. The presence of the Special Branch and the co-operation of the employers with the Government was a very painful thing to us and we have evidence of this. Mr Chairperson, I haven’t heard an employer coming forward to the Commission saying that at the they ... ... informed Applicant that the ANC structures in Tembisa had decided that Mr Songo should be eliminated and had appointed Mr Tleane to oversee the operation. A further decision was made that Applicant should be ordered to execute the elimination of Mr Songo. In view of Mr Tleane's ... ... the shooting took place in the presence of his child and Mr Makola has alluded to the fact that it would not be in a spirit of carrying out an ANC operation to kill in front of a child. The excuse that he has tried to come up with, that he had to use that opportunity to kill, should not be ... ... to defy this order I’ll follow it. I asked where we were going to work and he said we will come and pick you up and we will get an order of the operation of how we are going to operate. I accepted the order as he was like a Commander at the time because he was the one given this order and I ... ... to proceed with the project. Coetzee testified that he cannot recall the incident but it is probable that he would have approved of such an operation if he had been ... MR BOOYENS: In giving the details you tell the Committee about an operation in Swaziland where all the white members have been to and this operation did not succeed, you didn't get what you wanted, is that correct? is coming from. It is not from the people who are seated here, but it is like it is coming from the back rooms. We would really appreciate your co-operation because when we started we said we should make sure that we restore people's dignity ... |
